Clive Cussler’s book covers are distinctive and striking, with bright colors and bold text and exploding submarines. The designs scream adventure, and so do the titles: “The Mediterranean Caper,” ...

Several times a year a new Clive Cussler book is released, followed by a full-page ad in the New York Times and then a speedy trip to the top of the best-sellers list. The books, with their ...

Clive Cussler, the best-selling author of suspense and adventure novels such as “Sahara” and “Raise the Titanic,” died in his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Monday. He was 88. His wife confirmed his ...